It’s not only the reports from England saying Everton are very close to signing Sandro from Malaga. The Spanish press are making the same claims today.
Mundo Deportivo has a story saying Atletico Madrid had everything agreed with the player, and he even visited the club’s facilities and had his medicals there. Due to the club’s transfer ban, he would only join in the winter market.
However, Everton, who had been left behind by the Colchoneros, showed up again, this time to finally convince the player. According to the outlet, the Toffees offered Sandro an important role at the club, where he would replace Romelu Lukaku.
That was enough to make Sandro change his mind, and the striker took his time off the U-21 national team to speak to Everton officials and make have his medical, which leads the outlet to believe he’s chosen the Liverpool club.
It’s said that after getting to learn of Everton’s success, Atletico Madrid are pretty pessimistic right now. In Mundo Deportivo’s words, the player is ‘very close’ to signing for the Toffees, so the outlet is holding their horses a bit more than the English press, who have a few outlets saying the deal is done.
